The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 20, 2022

Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. All this when Chromebooks were available for around $200 (or $50 - $75 a year per student). That is because the devices provide digital accessibility and translation. Access to the Internet The pandemic no longer allowed elected officials to ignore the digital divide.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. With 28 campuses spread across the Southern California district, each managing its own technology decisions, some schools regularly enjoyed the benefits of technology in the classroom, while those in higher poverty areas had minimal tech interaction, if any.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Ready or not, digital transformation has come to education. billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Address the digital divide. Some districts are shipping off Chromebooks to students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Diversity stands for acknowledging that there is a range of differences in the classroom. We started looking more closely at how our students were using tech in the classroom. CW: In my district, every student has Chromebook, but the downside is that it’s for class use only. We’re starting to see some changes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. Recently, EdSurge spoke to field experts about the benefits of integrating AR in the classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide. Nurturing Our Communities Online. And, how are the children?

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. So, while typical devices may get up to 10 hours of battery life before needing a charge, Chromebooks and PCs powered by Snapdragon get up to 20 hours of battery life. and/or its subsidiaries.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Your school has finally gone one-to-one with Chromebooks. Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Student success hinges on parents’ understanding and acceptance of classroom technology and innovation. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

From training teachers to choosing the right network, bringing personal devices into the classroom is a lot of work. For example, for teachers introducing Chromebooks into the classroom, Google offers a number of training videos through its Teacher Center. Think About Device Use Outside of the Classroom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

We have seen some districts actually say, “Come check out a Chromebook. This is our opportunity to support families and students in moving forward in their digital learning. We started a couple of years ago with a digital equity group to focus on this issue when we started seeing issues related to the digital divide.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Establishing Digital Equity: What It Takes CCISD—serving families across economic status—has relied on innovation to shape its journey to equitable tech access for all students. Providing students WiFi access in every classroom and outside common areas to expand the classroom setting.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2016

I have it at my home in Lees Summit and it has met my every expectation,” said Thomas Brenneman, executive director of technology at Kansas City Public Schools , which has had access to Google Fiber since 2012 and is currently implementing Google Classroom and a Chromebook initiative in its high schools. “I

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. At the end of the school year, your district should come away with a clear understanding of the value of technology in the classroom. Talk to other districts to determine best practices.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Bettendorf schools switch technology, puts used iPads up for sale | Quad-City Times → The Bettendorf district has changed to using Chromebooks. That's a lot of computers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. In Occidental, California, Matthew Morgan, superintendent of the Harmony Union School District, said the pandemic has exposed a big digital divide and online learning was slow to roll out. “We

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

“What you find out very quickly as teachers is not just the power of using technology in the classroom, but the power to extend learning, to carry it beyond just the school day,” says Brian Nicol, communications coordinator and, until recently, a teacher at the Wisconsin school district. Share them in the comments.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In a combined biology/literature class, students at James Lick High School complete assignments using school-supplied Chromebooks. At James Lick High School the slate-gray Chromebooks are ubiquitous. Using computers and online resources in the classroom is part of a growing trend in education. SAN JOSE, Calif. —

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Waterford.org also provides families with laptops and internet service, helping reduce the digital divide that would have prevented many low-income kids from logging on. The rural district has only one public preschool classroom. Waterford.org will direct $9 million toward the project.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

There were drones, Ozobots, the latest Chromebooks and classroom furniture configurations. And as a person interested in digital equity, I had a chance to connect experts who were national leaders on the digital divide. Educators led energizing sessions on integrating technology.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. Photo: Chris Berdik. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The digital divide is still big and complex. Many districts have scrambled to distribute their classroom laptops to families, to buy portable hot spots, and call on private and corporate donations. Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

The librarians at Leander Independent School District in suburban Austin, Texas, say their “front line” relationships helping teachers connect to printers and setting up laptops in classrooms just shifted when learning moved online. Families can pick up a Chromebook and hot spot from the library.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

They are ambassadors for change who empower other educators and students through a thriving innovation culture within their own classrooms, schools and organizations. Innovation occurs at all levels in the school system, so we welcome applicants from all roles: classroom teachers to superintendents. and an Ed.D.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Even in a district that’s able to send every kid home with a laptop, you’re still trying to adapt a model that’s been designed for a classroom situation.” Inequity looms large. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. Unforrunately, this is news.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. Unforrunately, this is news.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. By following these 10 tips, you can take the guesswork out of new classroom tools and make sure that your district runs an organized and thorough pilot. Set your goals early on.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

When monitored, students may also lose trust in the very tools being used to close the digital divide, and that can negatively impact equity. When the pandemic hit, the district rolled out the IT Prime program, which ensured students in all grades had Chromebooks.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Since then, “Teachers are really embracing the iPads and have figured out ways to naturally integrate them into their classrooms,” said Annamarie Rinehart, the VILS coach at Sayler Park. Students and families could also scan a QR code to share their experiences of the day via Flipgrid, an app commonly used in VILS classrooms.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, The Flipped Classroom". Um, they do.) WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” More via WaPo and Buzzfeed.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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